Leveling Up Through Eating

Chapter 508: Beyond the Heavens Kingdom versus Akhan

[Beyond the Heavens Kingdom is a small nation. Not only is their population small, even their troops are small. If they lose their troops in this battle, then they would likely meet their downfall.]

[As you can see, the masked knights that came with Crazy Tyrant Akhan can cut down more than a hundred of Baroque Kingdom’s soldiers, but it seems like only ordinary soldiers are going to deal with them.]

[Beyond the Heavens Kingdom should have never let their soldiers go to war.]

Alas, the scene in front of them was completely different from what they expected. The gates of the capital of Baroque Kingdom opened, as Legion Commander Park led the charge of the soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

‘Grandpa…!’

Park sat calmly on his horse as he watched the swarming monster corps carrying their enemies.

‘Those Lumae Kingdom bastards!’

This was the thought that everyone was secretly thinking.

Grit, grit, grit—

Park did not feel any fear despite seeing their enemies’ huge advantage in numbers.

Ghost Spear Ben was a man that did not shed tears or blood. He was someone that planned fifteen hours of training for the soldiers per day and did not even show mercy to those that have injured their legs or fainted during the process.

‘But it’s because you were there…’

The soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom could stand strong and firm because of Ben’s existence. Park was also witness to Ben’s rare moments of tenderness. He had seen the old man roam around the barracks after his late night training, pulling up the blankets of the soldiers that had kicked them away, and looking at the injured and fainted ones for a long time before turning around.

“I will always remember you.”

It was now the time for them to repay Ben.

“Uwaaaaaaaaah!” Park roared loudly, immediately discouraging the enemies. Then, he pulled the spear on his back and stabbed the knight that tried to cut him down with his sword.

“Hiyaaaaa!”

“Aaaaaaaaah!”

“Graaaaaaa!”

The Beyond the Heavens Kingdom was showing their overwhelming momentum. The soldiers had completely forgotten about their fear of death as they attacked their enemies.

Clang— clang, clang— clang—!

They were doing what Ghost Spear Ben had taught them.

“We never learned to back down!!!” Park cried as the soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom pierced through their enemies!

All of the commentators were stunned.

[The, the soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom are that strong?]

[Unbelievable. Their ordinary soldiers are cutting down three to four of the enemy troops, the very same enemy knights that can cut down hundreds of soldiers in one go.]

[The soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom are not losing ground! No, they are even overwhelming their opponents!]

Unlike what everyone thought, it was a given that they would be this strong. Their commander-in-chief was Brod, the one that taught them swordsmanship was Elpis, and the one that taught them spearmanship was Ghost Spear Ben. Even their growth potential was several times higher than any kingdom soldiers. They had fought for their lives and faced the brink of death many times over, which allowed them to grow even further.

However, the truth was that they were not really overwhelming their opponents. It just looked like they were. This was because their momentum had soared through the roofs.

One of the Beyond the Heavens’ soldiers flew back after getting hit by an iron mace.

Crack, crack, crack—

The soldier heard his ribs crack but he never stopped. He grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it at the face of his enemy.

“Ugh! Coward…!”

“Uwaaaaaaaah!” But the soldier just shouted as he threw himself towards his enemy. The soldier toppled his enemy over and stabbed him in the neck with the dagger hanging on his waist. Some of the Beyond the Heavens’ soldiers fell flat on the ground with swords stuck in their abdomens.

“Kill them all… huh?”

The knight that stabbed the soldiers on their abdomen moved to cut down the others. However, before he could do so, he lost his balance and fell on the ground. This was because the fallen soldier of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom grabbed his ankles and held onto him with his final strength. The shocking part here was that the soldier had already lost his breath.

“Hiiiiik!”

When the knight realized the situation he was in, another soldier of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom had already approached him and cut off his head. The soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom followed Ben’s teachings down to the T. They were truly people that had never learnt how to back down.

“Ughhh…”

“These, these crazy bastards…!”

“M, monsters…!”

One of the Beyond the Heavens’ soldiers, who was stuck with dozens of arrows, threw himself over and protected his comrades from the incoming fireballs. Even when their weapons broke they would just use stones and continue to deal with their enemies.

Step—

The sound of the soldiers of Lumae Kingdom backing down rang loudly in the clearing.

Step, step, step—

From dozens to hundreds, the soldiers of Lumae Kingdom staggered back when they saw the charging soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. They had assessed Beyond the Heavens Kingdom as a small and weak nation, one that they could destroy and erase its existence from the map at any moment. They truly believed that. But the performance of the Beyond the Heavens soldiers struck fear and terror into their hearts.

“Ughhh…”

“Do… don’t come here! I told you not to come here!!!”

The sight of the Lumae Kingdom troops fleeing, an army that had undergone harsh training of their own, was very spectacular. Also…

[Legion Commander Park has leveled up.]

[Centurion Erlov has leveled up.]

[Soldier Randalf has leveled up.]

[Soldier Kiruo has leveled up.]

…the Beyond the Heavens’ troops were getting stronger the longer they fought. Their levels were actually lower than the level of the soldiers and knights of Lumae Kingdom, but the more they cut their enemies down, the faster their level and power increased.

Prince Votto was perplexed at the soldiers and knights of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s continuous increase in power, “This is ridiculous…!”

Votto was fully aware of what kind of men the knights and soldiers of Lumae Kingdom were. They were troops that were far superior to the knights and soldiers of Eivelis Empire.

Yet, they were being pushed back?

In truth, Prince Votto was someone that was ignorant of the ways of the battlefield. Some of the people that followed him in this war were just forced by the circumstances. So, it was only natural for the momentum of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s soldiers to be higher than theirs.

“Attack.”

“Kihyeeee!”

“Graaaaaa!”

“Kiyaaaaaack!”

The monsters charged forward. Currently, Akhan’s monsters had lost their inhibitions and forgotten their fears. On top of that, their attack power had increased by 30%. There were even many among them that were Named Monsters.

“Keuhaaaack! Bastard…! You won’t go there…!” One of the dying soldiers, with their chest pierced by a giant mantis’ sickle, slammed into the shield that protected the monster until his dying breath.

“Kghhhk!”

One of the soldiers had one of his arms cut off by an ogre’s ax, held his spear up with his remaining hand and glared at his enemies.

“Keuaaaack!”

“Aaaack! I won’t let you go! Bastards!!!”

“For Grandpa Ben!!!”

“For Ben!!!”

The tide of war had definitely turned. But with the soldiers’ fearless attitudes, the monster corps could not push them back further. Then, a very welcome set of notifications rang in the soldiers ears.

[You have received the Unparalleled Bravery’s buff effects!]

[Unparalleled Bravery increases all stats of those that fight on Kimaris’ side by 15%!]

[The soldiers with Unparalleled Bravery are fighting a battle with their lives on the line.]

[The buff effect has increased.]

[All of your stats will increase by 22%.]

[The attack of the weapon that you are using and the defense of the armor you are wearing will increase by 20%.]

The power running through the veins of the soldiers suddenly surged. It seemed like they were done being pushed back, and finally began to charge forward once again, breaking through the transparent shields that protected the monsters.

“Uwooooooooo!”

“Dieeeeee!”

They all started to charge forth again.

Unparalleled Bravery was a skill that Kimaris possessed.

(Unparalleled Bravery)

Passive Skill

Level: None

Effects:

•Those that fight alongside Kimaris will receive a 15% increase in all of their stats.

•Those that rush fiercely and courageously in the battlefield and have forgotten the fatigue of their bodies and their fears, as if they were never there to begin with, will gain better effects.

According to the description, it was possible for Kimaris’ allies to receive a 15% or higher increase in all of their stats if their morale had shot through the roofs and they had forgotten their fears. The soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s growth increased at an explosive rate, reaching a stage that was far higher than the stage that they were in before.

***

Kimaris had witnessed Ghost Spear Ben dying in action. He also witnessed how the old man eventually protected what he wanted to protect. After that, he went to the battlefield and watched the soldiers of the kingdom fight desperately.

‘All this, for what?’ Kimaris asked himself. He was once a soldier and soldiers usually fought either for honor or money. He had never seen anyone fight for someone with their lives on the line, ever. But the soldiers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom were charging forward and putting their lives on the line, just to fight for someone.

‘Is it because of Ben?’

Kimaris wanted to ask the soldiers and Ben this question, ‘What kind of a king is Minhyuk, for you all to go this far?’

What kind of a king were they serving for these soldiers to willingly risk their lives to protect their kingdom and treasure it dearly?

Throb—

Kimaris felt an ache in his heart. If he served this king, would he have a happy life? Would he choose not to embrace Verus and become a demon? Then, at that moment…

Baaaaaaaang—

“Ugh! You arrogant lizard bastards!!!”

The dragons slowly began to push back the rankers of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. This was because the humans did not have regenerative powers. There was little they could do against the dragons’ immense regenerative powers.

“So, they’re also fighting to protect something.”

Everyone in this kingdom was different. Everyone of them was strong. And everyone served only one king. And the king that these people served, the king that they wanted to protect…

Kimaris moved as he thought of their king.

***

“Damn bastards!!!”

Shwaaaaaaa—

Genie’s whip swung violently and slammed into the dragons. However, no matter what she did, she could not break through the dragons’ shields. All her attacks were reflected.

The fight between the strong was often one of balance. Although they were in a close fight, a slight tilt in the balance and everything would collapse. Their formation would be destroyed and they would be exterminated.

That was exactly their situation right now. The dragons gradually pushed back the key figures of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. On top of that, the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s Named NPCs and rankers were all reaching the limits of their bodies and MPs. But the dragons were different. Their MPs were close to infinite.

Baaaaaaaaang—

“Conir!!!”

A huge flame slammed straight into Conir, forcing him to fly back. Another dragon also used Diss and sent it towards the running Paladin Corr. Corr shrieked the moment the Diss shot through his thighs.

[Vice Guild Master Genie: Are the supports not here yet?!]

[Khan: Not yet, hang in there a bit more.]

[Ace: I’m on my way!!!]

If some of the support troops arrived to protect this place then the balance might be restored to some extent. But…

‘We’re about to collapse…’

The number of dragons was too high. Then, Genie saw Gorfido swing his Ten Thousand Sword and Ten Thousand Chains, but there was a dragon that was waiting to pounce on him.

‘No…!’

There was this thing called intuition. Genie had a hunch that Gorfido’s body would be torn to shreds the moment that mouth snapped shut. But then…

Vwoooooooooong—

Slaaaaaaaaaash—

A gigantic ax flew and struck the head of the dragon that was trying to devour Gorfido.

“Graaaaaaaaaaaack!”

“…!”

“…!”

“…!”

While everyone was shocked, the ax flew back to an outstretched hand.

Grab—

The one that grabbed the ax suddenly started running. The man was tall, as tall as Elpis, and had dark skin. This man was none other than Demon Kimaris, who leapt into the skies and split another dragon’s head with his ax.

Slaaaaaaaaaaaaash—!

Kimaris stood in front of the incoming monster corps and dragons. His time to shine was about to begin. Then, the notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears, who was far away from them.

[You have met the conditions of the Hidden Quest: Kimaris’ Loyalty.]

[Kimaris has sworn his eternal allegiance to you.]